Armed conflicts and attacks
A gunfight erupts between Afghan soldiers and U.S. soldiers working for NATO's Resolute Support Mission leaving 1 Afghan and 1 U.S. soldier dead, and 3 Afghan and 2 U.S. soldiers wounded. (Reuters)
Sinai insurgency
Eleven civilians and two Egyptian Army soldiers have been killed in three attacks in the northern Sinai Peninsula. (AP)
Business and economy
Royal Dutch Shell purchases rival BG Group for around $70 billion. (Wall Street Journal)
A French air traffic controllers strike causes the cancellation of hundreds of flights throughout Europe. (AFP via ABC News Australia)